Editor Gabriela Kajtárová is another distinctive face that decided to leave TV Markíza. She joined TV in June 2018 as an editor of TV newspaper. In the news, she focused mainly on politics, economy and European topics. She announced it.
“And now what do you leave and write about it heroic status on Instagram? ‘ No, this is not a heroism, it is just an ordinary gesture. The heroism might be to stay, but there is no way to stay. Exactly seven years ago I joined the editorial office, which was independent and healthy insolent. Our work did not like any government set, we took it as praise. The turning point came only recently with the new Czech owner, ” She started in the status.
“Gabika, do you want them to throw me away? ‘ – My supervisor calls me a sharp exchange with a coalition politician on the press. The instruction was clear – we do not have to argue with politicians and not to broadcast it at all. When they do not want to answer or tell us verbally, it must be respected and downloaded, ” continued.
Last year and a half, according to Kajtár’s words, was full of internal disputes whether Markíza will maintain the status of confident and free television. It was full of questions where compromises ended. Strong political topics fell in the scenario within 25 minutes, overtaking their reports about the weather, the popular Pope’s ice cream and events in Slovak gardens.
“That’s still a compromise? Censorship has many forms. Makes a tangle of hard and soft techniques – including claims that ‘people’s policy is not interested in’ lies and targeted bullying of those who refuse to submit. If you mix this mix for a long time, it will result in the auto censorship. No one likes conflicts, right? My decision matured when another discrediting article against my colleague came out in the Boulevard. Both the instinct and the indications showed that it was prepared specifically – In the bowels of the company I work for. He was based on an anonymous anonymous, who mysteriously moved to the soulmate of a particular publishing house. Coincidence? Certainly, ”she added.
“What is happening to Viktor Vincze is not the case ‘true in the middle’. It is a common revenge towards a courageous person who risked the whole career for higher principles and eventually lost it. The transfer of the best moderator to a ridiculous website and the subsequent notice only wedged it. For me it was the last drop – professional, but mainly human. Was enough, ” The well -known editor said.
“My parents taught me that if injustice happens before our eyes, something needs to be done. It is no longer enough to just take a picture and sign your disagreement. ‘This is exactly what they want – to leave’, I listen from every side. But I don’t care what they want. I just want to say freely how it was. That they have a whole machinery, lawyers and denial experts, money and time. The only thing they don’t have are barriers. Not to do nothing means giving them a bianco check, ” writes.
According to Kajtárová, CEO Peter Gažík, according to Kajtárová, told them that who does not identify with the values of the company can go. And so goes.
“I do not know how to identify with the values of these people. Marquis is no longer the awning I joined. I would say I will miss it, but I have been missing for a long time … Journalism is about responsibility and freedom. I made the decision to leave responsibly to get the journalistic freedom back, ” ended.
